Direct current superconducting power transmission cable and system

• US 7,692,338 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2005
• Issued: 04/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabusiki Kaisha Sankyo
• Original Assignee: Kabusiki Kaisha Sankyo
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Sataro
• Primary Examiner(s): PALADINI, ALBERT WILLIAM
• Application Number:
  US11/183,876
• Publication Number:
  US 20070084623A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,722 Days
• Field of Search: 307/147, 174/125.1, 174/126.1, 505/230, 505/430
• US Class Current: 307/147
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 12/16 characterised by cooling
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/68 Connections to or between superconductive connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 15/34 Cable fittings for cryogenic cables superconductive cables per se H01B12/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/60 Superconducting electric elements or equipment; Power systems integrating superconducting elements or equipment

Abstract

A power transmission cable with easy laying, reduced heat invasion and enhanced efficiency. The cable comprises an inner pipe 105 encasing a refrigerant passage 101, a superconducting member 102 and an electrically insulating portion 103; an outer pipe 106; a vacuum adiabatic insulating section 104 between the inner and outer pipes; an inner pipe support ring disposed between the inner and outer pipes so that it is slidable along the outer side of the inner pipe; an outer pipe support ring fixed to the inner side of the outer pipe; and a support member which is disposed between the inner and outer pipe support rings.

Claims

1. A superconducting power transmission cable comprising:

a first pipe encasing a superconducting member therein; and

a second pipe disposed externally of said first pipe;

said first pipe being vacuum adiabatically insulated from said second pipe;

said cable further comprising at least a support member between said first and second pipes for supporting said first and second pipes in a radial direction.

3. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 1, wherein said first pipe is provided with a refrigerant passage, said superconducting member and an electrically insulating layer.

9. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 1, wherein said first pipe is of bellows pipe.

11. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 1, wherein said superconducting member comprises a tape conductor;

said pipe on which said tape conductor is wound being meshed or formed with holes.

12. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 1, wherein said superconducting member has a tape wire section comprising a former on which a plurality of tape wire layers are wound interposed with an interlayer insulating layer.

13. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 1, wherein at an ambient temperature end of said cable, superconducting strands which constitute said superconducting member are connected to a first feed-through which performs vacuum sealing and electrical insulation,

said superconducting strands being connected to a second feed-through between said vacuum and the atmosphere via leads from said first feed-through;

a thermoelectric transducer element being connected to said second feed-through for reducing the heat invasion and being connected to an external power supply via a cable from said second feed-through.

14. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 1, wherein said cable comprises a connection portion for connecting said superconducting power transmission cable, termed a first cable, to a second cable, whereat, superconducting strands, which constitute said superconducting member of the first cable, are connected to a first feed-through which performs vacuum sealing and electrical insulation, said strands being further connected from the first feed-through to a second feed-through of the second cable via a lead portion;

said superconducting strands constituting said superconducting member of the second cable are connected to the second feed-through of the second cable;

to said lead portion is connected a thermoelectric transducer element, and is connected a third feed-through which reduces heat invasion into a lower temperature portion.

15. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 14, wherein said superconducting power cables are fixed to each other by a fixing apparatus.

16. A superconducting power transmission cable system comprising at least one cable as defined in claim 1, wherein said system comprises a branch connection between two of said superconducting power transmission cable, termed “

first cable” and

“

second cable”

, at which branch connection;

superconducting strands constituting said superconducting member of the first cable are connected to a first feed-through performing vacuum sealing and electrical insulation and are connected to a third feed-through for the second cable via a lead portion to which a branch cable is to be connected; and

superconducting strands constituting a superconducting member of the branch cable are connected to said lead portion via another feed-through for the branch cable, thereby forming the branch connection.

17. A superconducting power transmission cable system comprising:

said superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 14;

a sensor including a vacuum gauze at said lead portion; and

a monitor apparatus for monitoring a result of measurement of said sensor.

18. A superconducting power transmission cable system comprising said cable as defined in claim 1,

said system further comprises a connection portion for connecting said super-conducting power transmission cable, termed “

first cable”

, with another second cable,

said connection portion being connected with said superconducting power transmission cable, termed as a “

first cable”

, via a bellows cable having outer and inner bellows,

said connection portion comprising a first pipe and a second pipe receiving the first pipe which is connected with the first pipe of the first cable via the inner bellows,

said second pipe being connected to a cable fixing portion via said outer bellows that is variable in length and is evacuated;

said inner bellows being connected to said first pipe in said cable fixing portion, thereby providing a connection with the first cable.

19. A superconducting power transmission cable system as defined in claim 18, wherein

said cable fixing portion comprises a support member which supports a first pipe within said cable fixing portion.

20. A superconducting power transmission cable system as defined in claim 18, wherein

said superconducting power transmission cable connecting portion and a platform which encases said first pipe are movable.

21. A superconducting power transmission cable system as defined in claim 18, wherein said system further comprises:

a flange between opposing ends of said outer bellows pipe; and

a support member which supports said first pipe within said outer bellows pipe at said flange.

22. A superconducting power transmission cable system comprising said cable as defined in claim 1, wherein said cable comprises an ambient temperature end of said cable, at which superconducting strands constituting said superconducting member are connected to a first feed-through performing vacuum sealing and electrical insulation,

said superconducting strands being connected to a second feed-through disposed between said vacuum and an atmosphere side from said first feed-through via a lead portion;

one of said superconducting strands being connected to corresponding one inverter via said second feed-through.

23. A superconducting power transmission cable system comprising said cable as defined in claim 1,

wherein said cable comprises an ambient temperature end of said cable, at which superconducting strands constituting said superconducting member are connected to a first feed-through performing vacuum sealing and electrical insulation,

said superconducting strands being connected to a second feed-through disposed between said vacuum and an atmosphere side from said first feed-through via leads;

a plurality of cables output from said second feed-through being commonly connected to a commonly connected output of a plurality of inverters.

24. A superconducting power transmission cable system as defined in claim 22, wherein

said system comprises a thermoelectric transducer element which is connected to said lead portion for reducing heat invasion.

25. A superconducting power transmission cable system comprising said cable as defined in claim 1, wherein said cable comprises an ambient temperature end of said cable, at which superconducting strands constituting said superconducting member are connected to a first feed-through performing vacuum sealing and electrical insulation,

said superconducting strands being connected to a second feed-through disposed between said vacuum and an atmosphere side from said first feed-through via a lead portion;

a cable being connected to said super-conducting strands at their ambient temperature side thereof,

said lead portion comprising a gas cooled current lead which is cooled with a low temperature gas from a refrigerant.

26. A superconducting power transmission cable system comprising said cable as defined in claim 22, wherein

said system comprises a cover which encases said lead portion and covers a space between said first and second feed-throughs;

a low temperature gas from said refrigerant for cooling said superconducting strands being caused to flow within said cover.

27. A superconducting power transmission cable system comprising said cable as defined in claim 1,

wherein said cable comprises an ambient temperature end of said cable, at which superconducting strands constituting said superconducting member are connected to a first feed-through performing vacuum sealing and electrical insulation,

said superconducting strands being connected to a second feed-through disposed between said vacuum and an atmosphere side from said first feed-through via a lead portion;

a cable being connected to said superconducting strands on the ambient temperature side thereof via the second feed-through;

an electrode rod constituting said first feed-through being in the form of hollow cylinder and a low temperature gas flows therethrough; and

a lead connected to said electrode bar being in the form of hollow cylinder and a low temperature gas flows therethrough.

28. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 1, wherein

at least one or two of said first and second pipes are made of a ferromagnetic material.

29. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 1, wherein

said cable comprises a ferromagnetic material externally of a adiabatically insulating double pipe structure of said first and second pipes.

30. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 29, wherein

said ferromagnetic material comprises a directional silicon steel plate.

2. A superconducting power transmission cable comprising:

a first pipe encasing a superconducting member therein; and

a second pipe disposed externally of said first pipe;

said cable having a vacuum adiabatic insulating section between said first and second pipes;

said cable further comprising;

a first pipe support ring between said first and second pipes, which abuts on the outer wall of said first pipe;

a second pipe support ring between said first and second pipe, which is adapted into the inner wall of said second pipe; and

a support member disposed between said first and second pipe support rings.

4. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 2, wherein said first pipe support ring abuts on the outer wall of said first pipe so that said first pipe support ring is movable relative to said first pipe.

5. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 2, wherein said first support ring abuts on the outer wall of said first pipe so that said first pipe support ring is slidable along said first pipe.

6. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 2, wherein said support unit comprises a support bar having one end connected to said first pipe support ring and the other end connected to said second pipe support ring.

7. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 2, wherein said support member comprises a first support bar having one end connected to said first pipe support ring;

a second support bar having one end connected to said second pipe support ring; and

a connecting member which connects the other ends of said first and second support bars to each other.

8. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 7, wherein said connecting member fixes said first and second support bars adapted for adjusting the relative position between the other ends of said first and second support bars and the longitudinal position of said first and second support bars.

10. A superconducting power transmission cable as defined in claim 2, wherein further comprising an insulator member formed of a plurality of aluminum coated sheets in said vacuum adiabatic insulating section.